Wanderlust Journey

The Aran Islands are a series of three islands sitting in Galway Bay. Inis Mór is the largest and most westerly island, Inis Meáin is the second largest sitting in the middle, and Inis Oírr is the smallest and located closest to Galway. The Aran Islands are best known for their breath taking views and [...]

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After writing about our experience flying on Ryan Air from London Luton to Dublin, we thought it would be helpful if we listed some of the lessons we learned from our trip. Discount airlines are a great value if you understand how they work (ie. where they try to get you) and they can be [...]

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While I briefly mentioned the amenities at the Almara House B&B in my post about the first night in Galway, I thought the placed deserved a more in-depth description. The Almara House is a nine-bedroom bed & breakfast approximately ten minutes away from the main activity in Galway. If you don’t have a car, waiting [...]

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After the U2 concert in Dublin, we rented a car from Avis and made our way from the east cost of Ireland to the west cost. A three hour scenic drive on the M6/N6 (the M6 was under construction so we couldn’t take it the entire way), we stopped halfway at Athlone for lunch. The [...]

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The events in this post happened on July 25th. After the U2 concert, we hopped into a rental car for the three hour drive from Dublin to Galway. Whereas Dublin is on the eastern side of Ireland, Galway is located on the western side. (see the Aran Islands directly to the west of Galway? we [...]

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This story about going to Croke Park to see U2, part of their U2 360° Tour, on July 24 is a bittersweet one because we originally hadn’t planned on going to the concert. The original plan was for our friends Rick and Rachel, with whom we were staying with in London, to go to the [...]

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After our Guinness Tour, we wanted to find some food so we asked the clerk at the Guinness store for a recommendation. Alan said that we had to check out The Brazen Head Inn because 1) they served Guinness (which, we later found out, is true of nearly every bar in Ireland); 2) they had [...]

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The events in this post occurred on July 23rd, 2009. For our first taste of Dublin, we went on a tour of the Guinness Storehouse at St. James Gate. I am a big fan of stouts and of Guinness in particular, so it was something I looked forward to. Getting to the Storehouse was simple [...]

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The events in this post occurred on July 23rd, 2009. After our pleasant Ryan Air flight from London Luton to Dublin, we hopped on a bus to get us to the Burlington Hotel. The airport is to the north of the city center and our hotel was to the south, so it took about an [...]

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When you fly on a “discount airline” in the United States, like Southwest or JetBlue, the experience doesn’t differ much from the non-discount airline like Delta or Continental. When you fly a discount airline in Europe, like Ryan Air, it’s significantly different. A La Carte Pricing We flew Ryan Air from London Luton to Dublin [...]

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